PreMarket Analyst Calls

• Akamai Tech (NASDAQ: AKAM) cut to Sell at Goldman Sachs.
• American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP) Cut to Hold From Buy at Jefferies.
• Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) started as Outperform at Oppenheimer.
• Bidz.com (NASDAQ: BIDZ) Started as Buy at Merriman Curhan Ford.
• CDC (NASDAQ: CHINA) Cut to Neutral From Buy at Piper Jaffray.
• First Marblehead (NYSE: FMD) Raised to Market Perform at FBR.
• Level 3 Communications (NASDAQ: LVLT) Raised to Market Perform from Underperform at Wachovia.
• Panera Bread (NASDAQ: PNRA) Started as Buy at Jefferies.
• Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM) Raised to Buy From Hold at Jefferies.
• Staples (NASDAQ: SPLS) Started as Buy at Citigroup.

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